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Gay Teen Suicide Emergency Numbers

Here's a list of nationwide emergency and crisis numbers. If you are in crisis, 1st call 911 while you're looking in the front of your local yellow pages. That's where you'll usually find the local suicide prevention hotline or crisis center. You can also try your local Gay-Lesbian Center, which usually offers referrals for counseling, domestic violence and suicide prevention. If you can't get through to any of those, try one of the crisis line below.

RED = 24 HOURS

Visit www.metanoia.org/suicide* which contains conversations and writings for suicidal persons to read. If you're feeling at all suicidal, be sure to read this page. It might just save your life.

Girls and Boys Town Crisis Line24 hours a day, every day800.448.3000, or for TDD 800.448.1833

Alcohol a Drug Abuse Hotline 800-ALCOHOL 800.454.8966

Boys Town National Crisis Line - 24 hours a day, every day: the only national crisis line that children and parents can call with any problem, any time. You can refer troubled families to the Hotline which is staffed by caring professionals. 800.448.3000 or for TDD call 800.448.1833

Kidshelp:kidshelp.sympatico.ca - a service for young people which also addresses issues in addition to suicide.

Mental Health Crisis Line- 800.222.8220

Metanoia - Contains conversations and writings for suicidal persons to read. If you're feeling at all suicidal, be sure to read this page before you take any action. It might just save your life. www.metanoia.org/suicide

National Adolescent Suicide Hotline - 800-621-4000

National AIDS Hotline - English - 1-800-232-4636

National Center for Missing a Exploited Children - 24-hour hotline at 800.843.5678 and see Missing Children

National Child Abuse Hotline - 800.422.4453

National Child Pornography Tipline and CyberTipline - Handles calls fromindividuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children through the production and distribution of pornography. 800.843.5678 or http://www.cybertipline.com/

National Council on Child Abuse a Family Violence - 800.222.2000

National Crisis Helpline - for use in locating the nearest crisis service in the United States - 800.999.9999

The Trevor Project - 24-hour suicide prevention hotline for gay youths. Call before you fall: The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization named for the short film about a 13-year-old boy who attempts suicide because of his sexuality, has established a national toll free, 24-hour suicide prevention hotline for gay youths. 866.488.7386.